May 02, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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(IARC) Interior Architecture

  
  • IARC 360 - Business Principles and Practices

    2 Credit Hours
    Inter-professional relationships and business practices, responsibilities, and liabilities.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 101, Architecture 101, or Architecture 111; and junior standing; or permission of instructor.
  
  • IARC 371 - Intermediate Interior Architecture Studio

    5 Credit Hours
    Intermediate design investigations of the interior environment. Emphasis on design process from conceptual ideation to critical refinement of schematic design. May be instructed in vertical, joint, or design build format. Program specified computer and software required.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 10-hour studio.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200, 272 and 274.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 373 and 460.
  
  • IARC 372 - Design Development and Construction Detailing Documentation for Interior Architecture

    6 Credit Hours
    Comprehensive design process with emphasis on design development and basic construction documentation. Use of building information management software and focus on construction principles are integrated in the studio investigations. Program specified computer and software required.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 12-hour studio.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331, 371, 373 and Architecture 321.
  
  • IARC 372S - Design Development and Construction Detailing Documentation for Interior Architecture – Service Learning

    6 Credit Hours
    Comprehensive design process with emphasis on design development and basic construction documentation. Use of building information management software and focus on construction principles are integrated in the studio investigations. Program specified computer and software required. Studio includes a service learning component through supervised projects with the community.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 12 hours studio.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331, 371, 373 and Architecture 321.
  
  • IARC 373 - Intermediate Interior Architecture Seminar

    1 Credit Hours
    Theory and precedent topics as related to concurrent Intermediate Interior Architecture Studio investigations. Reflective practices and discussion seminar format.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2-hour discussion.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 272.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 371.
  
  • IARC 420 - Practicum for Interior Architecture

    3 Credit Hours
    Supervised experience in a professional design firm. Business practices, project management and design philosophy.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 360 and 372.
  
  • IARC 425 - Special Topics in Interior Architecture

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Faculty initiated courses. Topics vary.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Major in the College of Architecture and Design or instructor permission.
  
  • IARC 460 - Lighting for Interior Architecture

    3 Credit Hours
    Lecture presentation of design principles in lighting, acoustics and mechanical systems. Course will emphasize fundamentals of lighting design practices and techniques.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (QR)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 101, Architecture 101, or Architecture 111; and Mathematics 123 or above; and junior standing; or permission of instructor.
  
  • IARC 471 - Advanced Interior Architecture Studio

    5 Credit Hours
    Advanced design investigations of the interior environment. Emphasis on design process from conceptual ideation to critical refinement of schematic design. Projects include limited advanced construction detail investigations. May be instructed in vertical, joint, or design build format. Program specified computer and software required.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 10-hour studio.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 372.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 473.
  
  • IARC 473 - Advanced Interior Architecture Seminar

    1 Credit Hours
    Theory and precedent topics as related to concurrent Advanced Interior Architecture Studio investigations. Reflective practices and discussion seminar format.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2-hour discussion.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 372.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 471.
  
  • IARC 474 - Advanced Multi-disciplinary Interior Architecture Studio

    6 Credit Hours
    Joint discipline interior architecture project from ideation to refined schematic design and limited construction detailing. Advanced theories, research, principles, and elements of design applied to the interior environment. May be instructed in vertical, multi-disciplinary, self-directed, or design build format. Program specified computer and software required.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 12-hour studio.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 430, 471, and 473.
  
  • IARC 477 - Honors: Senior Interior Architecture Project

    6 Credit Hours
    Students will attend 474 studio classes with supplementary design assignments required.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 10-hour studio.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 471 and 473.
    Registration Permission: Consent of the School director.
  
  • IARC 480 - Furniture Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Human factors data applied to design of body support, task support, storage and systems, construction drawings, and scale models. Advanced millwork design and materials and manufacturing processes.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 1-hour lecture and 2-hour lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 371, Architecture 372, or Industrial Design 371.
  
  • IARC 491 - International Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Individual or group studio and/or study abroad. Academic research, field investigation, or studio experiences. Determination of credit based on particular international experience.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • IARC 493 - Directed Studies in Interior Architecture

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Student- or staff-initiated research or studio investigation of special topic.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 8 hours.
    Credit Restriction: Elective credit only.
  
  • IARC 497 - Honors: Independent Study in Interior Architecture

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Individual studies and projects under faculty direction, for honors students only. Credit adjusted to complexity and level of effort required.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of the School director.

(IB) International Business (583)

  
  • IB 407 - Honors: International Business

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to equip students with methods to lead, mobilize, and tackle challenges within an international business and multicultural context. Students will learn how to utilize a design thinking framework to become more adaptive and innovative leaders. The course explores how cultures, mindsets, and people vary, how to recognize these variances, and how to successfully lead and manage effectively within these environments. Through a combination of online learning modules, interactive lectures, and experiential assignments, students will explore unique opportunities and problems that confront leaders navigating in a global economic context.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): Business Administration 338 and Economics 218.
    Registration Restriction(s): Admission to the Haslam College of Business Smith Global Leadership Scholars Program.
  
  • IB 409 - International Business

    3 Credit Hours
    Survey of strategic implications of conducting business operations in an international context. Analysis of relevant cross-national environments, including cultural, political, economic, and legal characteristics.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Management 201 or 202, or honors equivalents.
    Registration Restriction(s): Students must be admitted to an international business collateral or concentration in the Haslam College of Business or a language and world business concentration in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  
  • IB 429 - International Economics for Business

    3 Credit Hours
    Statement of international transactions, exchange rate determination, risk management strategies, currency crises, monetary arrangements, comparative advantage, tariff and non-tariff trade distortions, trade policies, protectionist arguments, regional integration.

    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both Economics 421 and International Business 429.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Economics 201 or 207, or Economics 211 and 213 (or honors equivalents).
    Registration Restriction(s): Students must be admitted to an international business collateral or concentration.
  
  • IB 439 - Global Supply Chain Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores the complexities of managing supply chains in a global context. Addresses issues relating to the drivers of globalization and managing the supply and demand fulfillment processes across an extended and global organization. Topics include discussions of cultural differences, regional trading blocs, global procurement, offshoring, global infrastructure, security and risk, sustainability, market entry, service quality, gray markets, customer lifetime value, demand/supply integration.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 331 or 337.
    Registration Restriction(s): Students must be admitted to an international business collateral or concentration.
  
  • IB 449 - International Finance

    3 Credit Hours
    Understanding the intricacies of international finance including how multinational companies operate in a number of different business activities within multiple countries. Topics covered include international monetary system, balance of payments, exchange rate utilization, and foreign exchange derivatives including currency forwards, futures options and swaps.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Finance 301 or 307 with grade of C or better.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • IB 489 - Study Abroad

    0 Credit Hours
    Study abroad program approved by the College of Business Administration Undergraduate Programs Office.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated 6 times.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • IB 492 - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Internships are a chance for students to gain hands-on experience in the business world, apply the knowledge learned in the classroom to real-world problems, and develop important professional skills. By participating in an internship, students gain a competitive advantage for future employment by providing meaningful work experience and an introduction to a potential career or employer. With an international internship, students can acquire and hone additional skills that range from language proficiency to intercultural communication. 492 is intended for any internship, regardless of business major, that occurs outside of the United States. Students must be engaged in rigorous, professionally applicable work that relates to their field of study, educational goals and/or career aspirations that can be transferred to other employment or academic settings. The hiring organization must provide the student with a supervisor that provides routine feedback. Students will be eligible for 1 credit hour per 50 hours worked. The student can only enroll in 492 for the academic term in which they are completing the internship.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • IB 492N - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Internships are a chance for students to gain hands-on experience in the business world, apply the knowledge learned in the classroom to real-world problems, and develop important professional skills. By participating in an internship, students gain a competitive advantage for future employment by providing meaningful work experience and an introduction to a potential career or employer. With an international internship, students can acquire and hone additional skills that range from language proficiency to intercultural communication. 492 is intended for any internship, regardless of business major, that occurs outside of the United States. Students must be engaged in rigorous, professionally applicable work that relates to their field of study, educational goals and/or career aspirations that can be transferred to other employment or academic settings. The hiring organization must provide the student with a supervisor that provides routine feedback. Students will be eligible for 1 credit hour per 50 hours worked. The student can only enroll in 492 for the academic term in which they are completing the internship.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

(IE) Industrial Engineering (556)

  
  • IE 130 - Survey of Engineering Entrepreneurship

    1 Credit Hours
    (See Engineering Fundamentals 130.)
  
  • IE 200 - Engineering Statistics

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to probability concepts, probability distributions, data collection, descriptive statistics, discrete distributions, continuous distributions, estimation of means, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, regression, and correlation. Emphasis on industrial engineering techniques for data collection, data analysis, and engineering probability and statistics.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 142 or 148.
  
  • IE 201 - Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces the incoming Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) students to the different aspects of the practice of industrial engineering including but not limited to supply chain logistics, healthcare, manufacturing and service operations, etc. 

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
  
  • IE 202 - Work Measurement and Introduction to Manufacturing Processes

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to methods, standards, work design, and productivity improvement. Work method design: exploratory, documentation, and analysis tools. Operation analysis: product, process and schedule design. Introduction to facilities layout, work design, work method improvement, time study, learning curves, and wage incentives systems. A survey of manufacturing processes, traditional machining, and non-traditional machining. Fundamental principles and procedures will be applied through a class project developed by students working in teams.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Engineering Fundamentals 152 or 157.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 200 or Statistics 251.
    Recommended Background: Completion of freshman engineering courses.
    Comment(s): Available to other majors who have completed an introductory course in probability and statistics.
  
  • IE 250 - Leadership in Industrial Engineering I: Professional Writing

    1 Credit Hours
    Aspects of leadership in a professional environment will be studied from current literature reading and discussions. Industry professionals will periodically lead the class to enlighten students to aspects of the practice of industrial engineering. Explanation of ISE curriculum content and sequences will be provided. Regular submission of written papers on assigned and discussed topics will be critically reviewed to emphasize key aspects of professional level written communications including content, format, and referencing.

    Registration Restriction(s): Industrial engineering major; minimum student level – sophomore.
  
  • IE 300 - Quality Control and Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Theory and application of statistical quality control and improvement, including both traditional and modern methods; statistical process monitoring; and process and measurement system capability analysis.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or Statistics 251.
    Comment(s): Available to other majors who have completed an introductory course in probability and statistics.
  
  • IE 301 - Operations Research I: Deterministic Models

    3 Credit Hours
    Integrated system modeling concepts. Linear mathematical programming models including modeling, the simplex procedure, sensitivity analysis, dual theory, transportation, transshipment, and assignment problems, and integer linear programming.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 200 or 251; and Mathematics 241 or 247.
    Recommended Background: Completion of an introductory course in probability and statistics.
  
  • IE 304 - Introduction to Human Factors Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Human capabilities and limitations affecting work, workplace, and work environment design. Emphasis on human factors methodology, human input requirements, human outputs, the design of human-machine interfaces, the analysis of stress on performance, and environmental factors such as noise, lighting, and atmospheric conditions. Focus on designing the task to fit the person.

    Comment(s): Available to other majors who have completed an introductory course in probability and statistics.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
  
  • IE 310 - Operations Research II: Probabilistic Models

    3 Credit Hours
    Probabilistic Models, including decision makings under uncertainty, inventory models, Markov Chains, and queuing theory.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or Statistics 251.
    Recommended Background: Completion of a computer-programming course.
  
  • IE 317 - Honors: Operations Research in Industrial Engineering II

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will attend 310 classes with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or Statistics 251.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • IE 340 - Design of Experiments

    3 Credit Hours
    Development and discussion of fundamental theory, concepts and procedures required for the efficient design and analysis of industrial experiments. Topics covered include the statistical approach, screening procedures for factor and interaction effects in one-factor and multiple-factor experiments with and without restrictions on randomization, two-level and mixed-level full and fractional factorial designs with and without blocks, response surface methodology, and Taguchi methods. Integrated treatment of these topics provides knowledge and skills for process and product improvement in engineering applications. Use of specialized software for experimental data analysis.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200.
    Recommended Background: Completion of an introductory course in probability and statistics.
  
  • IE 350 - Leadership in Industrial Engineering II: Team Building Skills

    1 Credit Hours
    Aspects of leadership in a professional environment will be studied from current literature reading and discussions. Industry professionals will periodically lead the class to enlighten students to aspects of the practice of industrial engineering. Teams will be formed for a semester-long project addressing a contemporary issue in industrial engineering either from industry collaborations or from societal concerns. Teams will execute literature search, construct customer surveys, write a formal paper and present their findings.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
    Registration Restriction(s): Industrial engineering major; minimum student level – junior.
  
  • IE 401 - Facilities Planning and Material Handling

    3 Credit Hours
    Fundamental concepts, theory and procedures for the study of facilities design and location; physical layout; material flow principles; and material handling. Product design, process planning and schedule design are integrated through the development of analytical procedures and use of layout planning software to enhance the decision-making process in the design, rationalization and improvement of factory and office layouts. The knowledge learned in this course is integrated with knowledge from selected related courses to develop a laboratory design project by students working in teams.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Two lecture and two lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 202.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 405.
  
  • IE 402 - Production System Planning and Control

    3 Credit Hours
    Theory and application of forecasting systems, including regression and time series models. Independent demand inventory models, including development of safety stock. All modules of Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) Systems. Master production scheduling, resource requirements planning, bill of material and inventory file structures, material requirements planning, capacity planning, shop floor and purchase order control. Overview of just-in-time inventory concepts and MRP’s role in manufacturing automation.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 202.
  
  • IE 404 - Industrial Engineering Design I

    2 Credit Hours
    Current real-world problems will be drawn from local production and service organizations and presented by personnel from these organizations. Senior industrial engineering student teams will solve these real-world problems under the guidance of their instructor using industrial engineering methodology. These problems emphasize problem definitions, analysis, and presentation with considerations for engineering standards and realistic economic, environmental, ethical, safety, social, political, and other pertinent constraints.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 401, 405, and 427.
    Recommended Background: Completion of all industrial engineering junior-level courses.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • IE 405 - Engineering Economic Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Role of engineering economy in engineering practice; principles of economic equivalence; time value of money and discounted cash-flow techniques; analysis of single and multiple investments; comparison of alternatives; capital recovery and tax implications; inflation; public sector analysis; cost estimation; depreciation schedules; break-even point concepts; decision making under uncertainty; risk analysis; introduction to investing in the financial market; basic accounting principles and financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, cost of goods sold statements, and business ratios.

    Registration Restriction(s): Tickle College of Engineering or biosystems engineering majors.
  
  • IE 406 - Simulation

    3 Credit Hours
    Simulation of complex business and industry processes using current simulation software (e.g., Arena) where management, strategic and operational decision making can be enhanced through modeling and analysis. Introduction to modeling concepts, flowcharting, random number generation, design of experiments, simulation logic, computer animation, and optimization. Utilization of statistical tools to analyze inputs and outputs to simulation models. Provides hands-on experiences in developing simulation models for relevant manufacturing and service industry case studies.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 1 lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or Statistics 251.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 310.
    Recommended Background: Completion of 202 and an introductory course in probability and statistics.
  
  • IE 407 - Honors: Facilities Planning and Material Handling

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will attend 401 classes with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 202.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 405.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • IE 408 - Honors: Simulation

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will attend 406 classes, with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 1 lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or Statistics 251.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 310 or 317.
    Recommended Background: Completion of 202 and an introductory course in probability and statistics.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • IE 421 - Information Systems Analysis and Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Systems engineering approach to analysis and design of systems of information. Topics ― system development life cycle, system analysis methodologies, data analysis techniques, system design, joint application design, and rapid application design. Lab introduces analysis and design software tools.

    Recommended Background: Completion of an introductory course in probability and statistics.
    Registration Restriction(s): Industrial engineering major; minimum student level – junior.
  
  • IE 422 - Industrial Engineering Design II

    2 Credit Hours
    Current real-world problems will be drawn from local production and service organizations and presented by personnel from these organizations. Senior industrial engineering student teams will solve these real-world problems under the guidance of their instructor using industrial engineering methodology. These problems emphasize problem definitions, analysis, and presentation with considerations for engineering standards and realistic economic, environmental, ethical, safety, social, political, and other pertinent constraints.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC) (WC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 404; English 102, 132, 290 or 298.
  
  • IE 423 - Industrial Safety

    3 Credit Hours
    Accident causation, losses, and investigative techniques. Role of human, task/machine, and environment in accident prevention. Safety standards, codes, and laws. Product liability, design, evaluation, and management of safety organizations and programs. Hazard recognition, analysis, control and risk assessment, systems safety and related techniques.

    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
  
  • IE 427 - Introduction to Lean Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduces an engineering based framework to implement process and system improvements within both the manufacturing and service enterprises. The students will be introduced to the basic concepts of lean systems including facility design and six sigma. The focus of the course will be to enable students to design complex processes and systems based on the physical system and the associated information system. Activities will include case studies, industry based projects, and the preparation of engineering reports.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 406 or 408.
    Recommended Background: 350, 401 (or 407), and completion of an introductory course in probability and statistics.
  
  • IE 428 - Honors: Information Systems Analysis and Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will attend 421 classes with supplementary assignments and/or class meetings.

    Recommended Background: Completion of 202 and an introductory course in probability and statistics.
    Registration Restriction(s): Industrial engineering major; minimum student level – junior.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • IE 430 - Supply Chain Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    An overview of supply chain engineering with topics including: building a strategic framework to analyze supply chains, designing the supply chain network, planning demand and supply, planning and managing inventories, sourcing, transporting, and pricing products, and coordination and technology in the supply chain.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 405.
  
  • IE 450 - Leadership in Industrial Engineering III: Project Planning

    1 Credit Hours
    Aspects of leadership in a professional environment will be studied from current literature reading and discussions. Industry professionals will periodically lead the class to enlighten students to aspects of the practice of industrial engineering. Each student will develop a project plan including goals, milestones, task breakdown, resource assessment and budget culminating with an oral project review presentation.

    Registration Restriction(s): Industrial engineering major; minimum student level – senior.
  
  • IE 451 - Creative Technical Problem Solving

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces creative technical thinking principles for problem solving to address larger challenges that create value for organizations and society. Thinking methods covered include ideality, functional analysis, nine windows of a system, migration to the system, 5 whys, cause and effect chains, separation principles, technical contradictions and S-curve analysis.

    Registration Restriction(s): Junior standing in engineering or junior standing in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • IE 457 - Engineering Entrepreneurship

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Mechanical Engineering 457.)
  
  • IE 483 - Introduction to Reliability Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Probabilistic failure models and parameter estimation (maximum likelihood, Bayes techniques). Model identification and comparison, accelerated life tests, failure prediction, system reliability, preventive maintenance, and warranties.

    (Same as Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 483; Materials Science and Engineering 483; Mechanical Engineering 483; Nuclear Engineering 483.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or Statistics 251.
  
  • IE 484 - Introduction to Maintainability Engineering

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles of maintenance and reliability engineering and maintenance management. Topics include information extraction from machinery measurements, rotating machinery diagnostics, nondestructive testing, life prediction, failure models, lubrication oil analysis, establishing a predictive maintenance program, and computerized maintenance management systems.

    (Same as Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 484; Materials Science and Engineering 484; Mechanical Engineering 484; Nuclear Engineering 484.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200 or Statistics 251.
  
  • IE 493 - Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Recent developments in industrial engineering including new areas of application, new research techniques, and new methodologies.

    Repeatability: May be repeated: Maximum 6 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
  
  • IE 494 - Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Recent developments in industrial engineering, including new areas of application, new research techniques, and new methodologies.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
  
  • IE 495 - Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Recent developments in industrial engineering including new areas of application, new research techniques and new methodologies.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.

(INDS) Industrial Design

  
  • INDS 211 - History of Industrial Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Industrial design, product design, furniture, within a social and cultural context in a global perspective, 20th and 21st centuries.

  
  • INDS 321 - Digital Representation and Fabrication for Industrial Design

    2 Credit Hours
    Exploration of basic computer-aided design programs in the representation of three dimensions. The use of digital fabrication machines such as 3D printer, and CNC computer numerical control mill.

  
  • INDS 371 - Ideation Graphics Studio

    3 Credit Hours
    Ideation drawing and methodology. Concentration on rapid freehand drawing related to process and development of product design.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Design 130 or 430.
  
  • INDS 372 - Industrial Design Studio

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to conceptual steps and prototyping skills in product design evolution, process, drawing and model making.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 371.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 321 or Architecture 221.

(INMT) Information Management (558)

  
  • INMT 341 - Business Process Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Topics include strategic uses of information technology in business processes, analysis of business processes (including transaction processing cycles), analysis of business process risk exposures and controls, and conceptual modeling and the development of information systems.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): Business Administration 342.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • INMT 342 - Introduction to Database Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    This ‘hands on’, project-based course, involves the use of several technology tools to build and deploy database solutions. Topics include fundamentals of database technology, database design, database use, database system controls, and database implementation. Focus is on developing the technical and business skills necessary to successfully gather information and improve business processes in technology-driven environments. Students work with modern database management systems software and develop database project management skills.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 341 or Business Analytics and Statistics 320 with grade of C or better.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Business Administration 342.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business. Statistics Majors in the College of Arts and Sciences may register with permission from the instructor. Minimum student level – junior.
  
  • INMT 442 - e-Enterprise

    3 Credit Hours
    This ‘hands on,’ project-based course introduces students to transaction processing basics, the flow of data in businesses, business application software, and key information management trends and challenges, with a focus on Internet enabled business processes that connect buyers, suppliers, and trading partners in dynamic, real-time information sharing partnership. Students work with a variety of tools to enhance their knowledge and technology skills (e.g., power spreadsheet modeling, corporate application (ERP, CRM, SCM) software, data analytics software, etc.)

    Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 442 and 545.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 341 with grade of C or better or Business Analytics and Statistics 320 with grade of C or better.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 342.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.
  
  • INMT 443 - Business Applications and Tools

    3 Credit Hours
    This ‘hands-on’, projects-based course introduces students to business application logic and object programming. Topics include fundamentals of business application logic, business application architectures, and project management. Students use application development tools to write Visual Basic algorithms which link to databases and other file types.

    Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 443 and 546.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 341 with grade of C or better or Business Analytics and Statistics 320 with grade of C or better.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 342.
    Registration Restriction(s): Majors in the Haslam College of Business.

(INPG) Interdisciplinary Programs (581)

  
  • INPG 100 - Selected Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • INPG 200 - Introductory Interdisciplinary Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Selected topics related to the Interdisciplinary Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. Acceptable for major or minor credit in any Interdisciplinary Program with the consent of the Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and the respective chairperson.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • INPG 210 - Introduction to Health Care Delivery

    1 Credit Hours
    Health care professionals address topics selected to expose pre-health students to various specialty areas and issues in health care. Topics include ethics in health care delivery, professional school opportunities, and the admissions application process. The class meets at UT Medical Center.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
  
  • INPG 220 - Introduction to Law and the Legal Profession

    1 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the practice of law, to areas of law taught in the first year of law school, and to legal method and authorities. Topics may include the legal profession, legal history, legal institutions, civil and common law systems, civil procedure, criminal law and procedure, torts, contracts, and property law.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
  
  • INPG 353 - VolsTeach: Perspectives on Math and Science

    3 Credit Hours
    Provides an exploration of the development of ideas in mathematics and science throughout history. Emphasis on critical thinking and writing skills, lesson planning, and exploration of mathematical and science concepts.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 120.
  
  • INPG 385 - VolsTeach: Research Methods in Science

    3 Credit Hours
    Inquiry-based teaching methods in science. Students perform independent inquiries and learn to combine skills from mathematics and science to solve research problems. A component of the VolsTeach curriculum. By petition, may be applied towards the B.S. in Biological Sciences (BCMB, EEB, and Microbiology concentrations).

    Contact Hour Distribution: Two hours lecture and one 2-hour lab per week.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 120.
  
  • INPG 400 - Advanced Interdisciplinary Topics

    1-12 Credit Hours
    Selected topics related to the Interdisciplinary Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. Acceptable for major or minor credit in any Interdisciplinary Program with the consent of the Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and the respective chairperson.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
  
  • INPG 491 - Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of Director of Interdisciplinary Studies.
  
  • INPG 492 - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • INPG 493 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • INPG 497 - Honors Thesis

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Individual work by an advanced undergraduate student, culminating in the production of a written thesis. The thesis must be approved by a faculty mentor. Acceptable for major or minor credit in any interdisciplinary program with the consent of the Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and the respective chairperson.

    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • INPG 499 - Senior Portfolio

    1 Credit Hours
    Students create a comprehensive, annotated portfolio of work completed for their major. It is expected that students will take this course during the semester that they graduate.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior; interdisciplinary program major – neuroscience concentration.

(INSC) Information Sciences (560)

  
  • INSC 102 - Technologies for Information Retrieval

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles, selection, and use of computer-based information management applications. Software identification and task appropriate uses. Telecommunications, utilities, and memory management systems. Multiple operating systems and technology for national network connections. Information services via computers.

  
  • INSC 201 - Foundations of Information Science

    3 Credit Hours
    This is an introductory course covering information representation, organization and retrieval, human information seeking and interaction; information consumer, information ethics and information literacy.

  
  • INSC 210 - Foundations of Information Technology

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides the student with an overview of the field and its typical applications. The student learns key terminology and components of computer hardware, software, operating systems, systems development methods, management information systems, and using application software and the Internet. Explores computing history, software, web technologies, basic network security, information security, information assurance and future trends in information technology.

  
  • INSC 305 - Internet and Society

    3 Credit Hours
    This course covers the architecture, design, and regulation of the Internet, including topics of intellectual property, privacy, security, censorship, e-commerce, and other information policies, laws, and ethics as well as related research on the societal implications of the Internet.

  
  • INSC 310 - Information Seeking: Resources and Strategies

    3 Credit Hours
    Information as a critical resource for research and decision-making. Emphasis on planning, executing, and evaluating information searches. Focus on topic of student’s major.

  
  • INSC 311 - User Centered Design

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the user centered design paradigm from a broad perspective including conducting user research, gathering requirements, planning and developing intuitive, user-friendly products. User research theories and techniques for placing user needs at the forefront of each stage of the design process will be taught.

  
  • INSC 330 - Books and Related Materials for Children

    3 Credit Hours
    Materials for children in leisure time or classroom activities. Criteria for selecting books, magazines, recordings, films, and related materials. Storytelling and other devices for encouraging reading.

  
  • INSC 360 - Programming for Information Professionals

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to object-oriented programming using Python with emphasis on data structures, in-built functions, user-defined variables, design, syntax, and control structures for processing and visualizing datasets.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 210.
  
  • INSC 380 - Information Management for Information Professionals

    3 Credit Hours
    This is a required course for Information Sciences majors. Introduction to information management in organizations, flow of information, and analysis of business process. Theories and skills associated with group work, project management and organization effectiveness will be covered in this course. Workforce preparedness for graduates of the program will also be covered.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
  
  • INSC 384 - Database Design

    3 Credit Hours
    The course introduces the student to the process of database development, including data modeling, database design, and database implementation. Students learn basic interactive SQL for both data definition and queries. Students practice design skills by developing a small database project.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 210.
  
  • INSC 410 - History of the Book

    3 Credit Hours
    History of writing and various methods of bookmaking.

  
  • INSC 430 - User Experience Foundations

    3 Credit Hours
    This is the introductory course for the UXD concentration in the BSIS degree. In this course students will learn about the fundamentals, theories of what is user experience, what constitutes the field of study, research methods and applications of user experience. Students will also be exposed to the functional, aesthetic and experience design process and its role in usability.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 311.
  
  • INSC 435 - Usability Testing and Methods

    3 Credit Hours
    This is an advance course in the UXD concentration in the BSIS degree. This course specifically covers usability testing process and methods used for usability testing. Upon completion of this course students will be able to run usability tests using multiple simple and advance protocols and develop assessment reports for websites or mobile content. (Card Sorting, Charrettes, Cognitive Walkthroughs, Contextual Task Analysis, Facilitated Brainstorming, Focus Groups, Heuristic Evaluation, One-on-One Interviews, Participatory Design, Surveys.)

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 430.
  
  • INSC 436 - Analytics and Metrics for User Experience

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will introduce students to the analytics and metrics tools in user experience, their scope and usage, how to analyze and interpret data to form UX recommendations. Students will master basic concepts and acquire analytics skills.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 430.
  
  • INSC 439 - Interfaces and Interactions Design

    3 Credit Hours
    In this course students will learn how to combine their technical and social skills to understand how users interact with systems and how system design can be improved. Interface evaluations and prototype development using multiple tools will be covered. Understanding of the human computer interaction process will be essential in creating improved interfaces.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 430.
  
  • INSC 450 - Writing About Science and Medicine

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Journalism and Electronic Media 450.)
  
  • INSC 484 - Database Implementation

    3 Credit Hours
    The course offers hands-on experience for developing database applications using a major database management system. Students learn how to create and manipulate database objects, including tables, views and sequences; develop program units using SQL; and implement client applications such as forms and reports. The course provides students with firsthand experience developing prototype client/server applications.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 360 and 384.
  
  • INSC 486 - Data Analytics

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will cover data analytics techniques and tools in various context such as social media, marketing and communities. Students will master basic concepts and process of data analytics; learn how to extract, transform, and load big data into systems; mine data to discover hidden patterns and knowledge.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 384.
  
  • INSC 489 - Data Analytics and Visualization

    3 Credit Hours
    This course offers basic principles and techniques in data analytics; methods for the collection of, storing, accessing, and manipulating standard-size and large datasets. Data visualization is the visual representation of data in the form of visuals, such as charts, maps, graphs, and diagrams. This course introduces the fundamental principles that inform data visualization: creative processes, cognitive thinking and semiotics.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 384.
  
  • INSC 493 - Independent Project or Research

    3 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May not be repeated.
    Registration Restriction(s): Undergraduate students only.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • INSC 495 - Special Topics

    3 Credit Hours
    Detailed study of a specialized area of information studies or information technology. Topics vary by semester.

  
  • INSC 499 - Practicum

    3 Credit Hours
    Opportunity to translate theory into practice under guidance of qualified information professionals. Prereq: Completion of required and pertinent advanced courses relevant to student’s practicum design. Written consent of advisor and approval of advisor.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.

(INTE) International Education

  
  • INTE 150 - International Education Experiences

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Development of international and intercultural competencies through preparation for and completion of international educational experiences.

    Repeatability: Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of Instructor.
 

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